| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kevin Jamar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael McGlohon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. C - Augustus Frisbie (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Michael McGlohon inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Columbia | Christopher Brown scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Charles Blanchard | 27-31 |
| 19:26 | Samford | Kenneth Graff buries a runner from close range set up by Keith King | 29-31 |
| 19:03 | Columbia | Augustus Frisbie misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Kevin Jamar - foul #1 on Kevin Jamar, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey (PG), Brendan Zolty (SF), Jerry Dekker (PF) Christopher Brown, Michael McGlohon, Charles Blanchard | |
| 19:03 | Columbia | Augustus Frisbie makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 19:03 | Columbia | Augustus Frisbie makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 18:44 | Samford | Kenneth Graff hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 29-33 |
| 18:42 | Samford | Earl Love snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 18:35 | Samford | Kenneth Graff double dribbles | 29-33 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Brown (PG) William Dennis | |
| 18:08 | Columbia | Christopher Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 18:07 | Samford | Earl Love snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 17:38 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 17:17 | Columbia | Christopher Brown hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Brendan Zolty | 31-36 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Keith King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-36 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Dennis (SG), Michael McGlohon (SF), Charles Blanchard (C) Walter Jeffrey, Brendan Zolty, Augustus Frisbie | |
| 16:50 | Columbia | Christopher Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 16:48 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker hits the follow up shot | 31-38 |
| 16:30 | Samford | Kevin Jamar comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 31-38 |
| 16:29 | Columbia | Charles Blanchard gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:11 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael McGlohon | 31-41 |
| 15:55 | Samford | Kevin Jamar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-41 |
| 15:54 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Graff (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Earl Love (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Kevin Jamar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 12 pts. SG - William Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael McGlohon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Dekker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 15:38 | Samford | Earl Love gets the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 15:32 | Samford | Keith King loses the ball out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG), Kevin Pike (SG), Jerry Westerlund (SF), Curtis Wilkes (PF), Lonnie Busch (C) Keith King, Ricardo Marquez, Kenneth Graff, Earl Love, Kevin Jamar | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey (PG), Brendan Zolty (SF), Augustus Frisbie (C) Christopher Brown, Michael McGlohon, Charles Blanchard | |
| 15:11 | Columbia | Brendan Zolty misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 31-41 |
| 15:09 | Columbia | Augustus Frisbie grabs the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 14:49 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jerry Westerlund - foul #1 on Jerry Westerlund, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| 14:49 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 14:49 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 14:49 | Samford | Curtis Wilkes pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 14:26 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ralph Cheatham | 33-42 |
| 14:09 | Columbia | Augustus Frisbie is whistled for traveling | 33-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Ricardo Marquez (SG), Kenneth Graff (SF) Kevin Pike, Lonnie Busch | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Brown (PG), Michael McGlohon (SF), Charles Blanchard (PF) William Dennis, Brendan Zolty, Jerry Dekker | |
| 13:51 | Samford | Augustus Frisbie swats the layup by Curtis Wilkes | 33-42 |
| 13:50 | Columbia | Michael McGlohon grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 13:23 | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Brown | 33-44 |
| 13:06 | Samford | Kenneth Graff misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 13:05 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Michael McGlohon | 33-44 |
| 12:42 | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-44 |
| 12:40 | Columbia | Augustus Frisbie can't tip it in | 33-44 |
| 12:38 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 12:21 | Samford | Christopher Brown is called for the reach on Jerry Westerlund - foul #1 on Christopher Brown, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Earl Love (PF), Kevin Jamar (C) Ralph Cheatham, Jerry Westerlund, Curtis Wilkes | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Dennis (SG), Brendan Zolty (SF), Jerry Dekker (PF) Christopher Brown, Michael McGlohon, Augustus Frisbie | |
| 12:15 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 12:13 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Jamar | 33-44 |
| 11:55 | Samford | Kenneth Graff can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 11:54 | Samford | Earl Love hits the follow up shot | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Jamar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Walter Jeffrey (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brendan Zolty (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Dekker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Blanchard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jerry Dekker and the foul's on Keith King - foul #3 on Keith King, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Samford | Kevin Pike (SG), Lonnie Busch (SF) Ricardo Marquez, Kenneth Graff | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael McGlohon (SF), Augustus Frisbie (C) Brendan Zolty, Charles Blanchard | |
| 11:31 | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey makes the free throw | 35-47 |
| 11:12 | Samford | Lonnie Busch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-47 |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Westerlund (SG), Ralph Cheatham (SF) Kevin Pike, Lonnie Busch | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Brown (PG), Charles Blanchard (PF) Walter Jeffrey, Jerry Dekker | |
| 10:47 | Columbia | William Dennis connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Brown | 35-50 |
| 10:22 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund hits the finger roll on a great pass from Keith King and he's hacked by William Dennis - foul #1 on William Dennis, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Graff (SF) Ralph Cheatham | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brendan Zolty (SF), Jerry Dekker (PF) Michael McGlohon, Charles Blanchard | |
| 10:22 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund misses the free throw | 37-50 |
| 10:22 | Columbia | Augustus Frisbie grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 09:53 | Columbia | Brendan Zolty drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-52 |
| 09:24 | Samford | Jerry Dekker picks off the pass by Earl Love | 37-52 |
| 08:56 | Columbia | Jerry Westerlund picks off the pass by William Dennis | 37-52 |
| 08:52 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund throws it down | 39-52 |
| 08:28 | Columbia | William Dennis buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Brown | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:11 | Samford | Jerry Westerlund makes the shot from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 07:52 | Columbia | William Dennis comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 07:51 | Samford | Kevin Jamar grabs the board | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Westerlund (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Graff (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Earl Love (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Jamar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Dennis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brendan Zolty (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Dekker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Augustus Frisbie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:49 | Samford | Keith King is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Brown - foul #2 on Christopher Brown, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Roderick Straub (PG), Ricardo Marquez (SG), Ralph Cheatham (SF), Curtis Wilkes (PF), Lonnie Busch (C) Keith King, Jerry Westerlund, Kenneth Graff, Earl Love, Kevin Jamar | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey (PG), Michael McGlohon (SF), Charles Blanchard (C) Christopher Brown, Brendan Zolty, Augustus Frisbie | |
| 07:44 | Samford | Lonnie Busch makes the shot from the right side set up by Ralph Cheatham | 43-55 |
| 07:21 | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Walter Jeffrey, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Brown (PG), Augustus Frisbie (C) William Dennis, Jerry Dekker | |
| 06:59 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham is hacked by Michael McGlohon - foul #2 on Michael McGlohon, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brendan Zolty (SG), Jerry Dekker (PF) Christopher Brown, Augustus Frisbie | |
| 06:41 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Roderick Straub | 46-55 |
| 06:20 | Columbia | Charles Blanchard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-55 |
| 06:18 | Samford | Lonnie Busch gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 06:01 | Samford | Roderick Straub scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-55 |
| 05:35 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker misses the dunk but he's fouled by Curtis Wilkes - foul #1 on Curtis Wilkes, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Keith King (PG), Kenneth Graff (SF), Earl Love (PF), Kevin Jamar (C) Roderick Straub, Ralph Cheatham, Curtis Wilkes, Lonnie Busch | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Brown (PG), William Dennis (SG) Walter Jeffrey, Brendan Zolty | |
| 05:35 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 05:35 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker misses the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 05:35 | Samford | Kevin Jamar snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 05:20 | Samford | Kenneth Graff can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 05:19 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker grabs the board | 49-56 |
| 05:14 | Columbia | Christopher Brown misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-56 |
| 05:13 | Samford | Kevin Jamar gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 05:08 | Samford | Kenneth Graff misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Michael McGlohon - foul #3 on Michael McGlohon, team foul #6 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Augustus Frisbie (C) Jerry Dekker | |
| 05:08 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:08 | Samford | Kenneth Graff makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 04:40 | Columbia | Charles Blanchard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-56 |
| 04:21 | Samford | Keith King buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Jamar | 53-56 |
| 03:59 | Columbia | Christopher Brown clanks a shot from the right side | 53-56 |
| 03:58 | Samford | Earl Love snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 03:52 | Samford | Kevin Jamar banks in the layup set up by Earl Love | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith King (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricardo Marquez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Graff (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Earl Love (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Kevin Jamar (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Christopher Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Dennis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael McGlohon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Blanchard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Augustus Frisbie (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Columbia | Christopher Brown knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Michael McGlohon and he's hacked by Keith King - foul #4 on Keith King, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Jerry Westerlund (SG) Ricardo Marquez | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey (SG) William Dennis | |
| 03:31 | Columbia | Christopher Brown misses the free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:31 | Samford | Kenneth Graff grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 03:09 | Samford | Augustus Frisbie is called for the reach on Keith King - foul #3 on Augustus Frisbie, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Curtis Wilkes (PF) Earl Love | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Dennis (SG), Brendan Zolty (SF) Christopher Brown, Michael McGlohon | |
| 03:09 | Samford | Keith King misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:09 | Columbia | Brendan Zolty grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 02:46 | Columbia | William Dennis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 02:45 | Samford | Kevin Jamar grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 02:45 | Samford | Samford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Ricardo Marquez (SG), Earl Love (PF) Jerry Westerlund, Curtis Wilkes | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael McGlohon (SF), Jerry Dekker (PF) Brendan Zolty, Charles Blanchard | |
| 02:33 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael McGlohon - foul #4 on Michael McGlohon, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Christopher Brown (PG), Charles Blanchard (PF) William Dennis, Jerry Dekker | |
| 02:33 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:33 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 02:12 | Columbia | Christopher Brown misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Keith King - foul #5 on Keith King, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Ralph Cheatham (PG) Keith King | |
| Subs | Columbia | Brendan Zolty (SF), Jerry Dekker (PF) Michael McGlohon, Charles Blanchard | |
| 02:12 | Columbia | Christopher Brown makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:12 | Columbia | Christopher Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:50 | Samford | Kenneth Graff knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ricardo Marquez | 59-60 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | Brendan Zolty is hacked by Ralph Cheatham - foul #1 on Ralph Cheatham, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Dennis (SG), Charles Blanchard (PF) Walter Jeffrey, Jerry Dekker | |
| 01:28 | Columbia | Brendan Zolty makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:28 | Columbia | Brendan Zolty misses the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:28 | Samford | Kevin Jamar pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| 01:08 | Samford | Charles Blanchard takes the ball from Ralph Cheatham | 59-61 |
| 00:51 | Columbia | William Dennis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Earl Love - foul #2 on Earl Love, team foul #8 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Michael McGlohon (SF) Brendan Zolty | |
| 00:51 | Columbia | William Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:51 | Columbia | William Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:51 | Samford | Earl Love snags the defensive board | 59-62 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Ralph Cheatham can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-62 |
| 00:30 | Columbia | Augustus Frisbie grabs the board | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Columbia | Augustus Frisbie is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Cheatham - foul #2 on Ralph Cheatham, team foul #9 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Jerry Dekker (PF) Charles Blanchard | |
| 00:27 | Columbia | Augustus Frisbie misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:27 | Samford | Earl Love grabs the board | 59-62 |
| 00:21 | Samford | Kenneth Graff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-62 |
| 00:20 | Columbia | Ralph Cheatham is called for the reach on Christopher Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ralph Cheatham, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| 00:20 | Columbia | Christopher Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:20 | Columbia | Christopher Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Samford | Kenneth Graff clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 00:11 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Jerry Dekker | 59-64 |
| 00:09 | Columbia | Ricardo Marquez is called for the reach on Jerry Dekker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ricardo Marquez, team foul #11 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey (SG), Brendan Zolty (SF), Charles Blanchard (C) William Dennis, Michael McGlohon, Augustus Frisbie | |
| 00:09 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:09 | Columbia | Jerry Dekker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez is fouled on the floor by Christopher Brown - foul #3 on Christopher Brown, team foul #9 | 59-66 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Columbia | William Dennis (SG), Michael McGlohon (SF), Augustus Frisbie (C) Walter Jeffrey, Brendan Zolty, Jerry Dekker | |
| 00:05 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:05 | Samford | Ricardo Marquez misses the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Charles Blanchard | 60-66 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Charles Blanchard is hacked by Ralph Cheatham in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ralph Cheatham, team foul #12 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Walter Jeffrey (SG), Brendan Zolty (SF), Jerry Dekker (PF) William Dennis, Michael McGlohon, Augustus Frisbie | |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Charles Blanchard misses the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:04 | Columbia | Charles Blanchard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:00 | Samford | Kenneth Graff misses long on a halfcourt shot | 60-67 |